Benefits of Service Learning

Overall Benefits

Mechanisms for connecting students to their local and regional communities.
Opportunities to raise both student and community awareness about various issues.
Opportunities to identify diversity in both the student and wider communities.
Varieties of learning opportunities for different types of learners

Recognition: Students will find recognition in school and, occasionally, local newspapers/media during specific events.
Access: Students will have access to hands-on learning experiences.
Networking: Students will have opportunities to network with other students to share their learning experiences in order to enhance eachother's overall educational goals.
Action: Students will be able to take action and provide a voice for change in both their student and local communities.
Responsibility: Students will have the responsibility of learning the significance of being socially responsible within their communities.

Recognition: The community will find recognition in local and, occasionally, school newspapers/media during specific events.
Access: The community will have access to potential employees and possibly keep trained individuals within the community.
Networking: The community will have opportunities to network with students (as potential employees) and with other agencies and businesses as student's work together on specific projects.
Action: The community will be able to take action to initiate change for future consumers.
Responsibility: The community will have the responsibility of providing support to the community via their student liasons, thus possibly raising community awareness of the the program.

Recognition: The college will find recognition by bringing students and the broader community together.
Access: The college will have access to community groups and businesses that might schedule employee training at GCC.
Networking: The college will have opportunities to network with students and community agencies and businesses in an effort to enhance course content.
Action: The college will be able to take action to assist in necessary educational opportunities that come with change.
Responsibility: The college will have the responsibility of providing students with the necessary tools they will need to act as socially responsible citizens, thus enhancing the school's retention rate.